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Shannon Ryan’s men’s college basketball rankings

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Records through Monday; previous rankings by Shannon Ryan in parentheses
1

KANSAS

(9-0)

Jayhawks have Michigan on Saturday but won’t play a ranked team until Jan. 10. (1)
2

TEXAS

(8-0)

Mr. In-n-out: Damion James has 40 career double-doubles. (2)
3

KENTUCKY

(10-0)

Only Adolph Rupp got off to a better start than John Calipari. (3)
4

SYRACUSE

(10-0)

The Orange keeps rolling with two wins against top-10 teams. (6)
5

PURDUE

(9-0)

Down 16 to Alabama, Boilermakers show they know how to make a comeback. (5)
6

WEST VIRGINIA

(7-0)

Who is Kevin Jones? A sophomore forward who has scored in double digits every game. (7)
7

DUKE

(7-1)

Kyle Singler has led Blue Devils in scoring four times. (8)
8

GEORGETOWN

(8-0)

Two wins over two ranked opponents in five games hints of a stellar team. (11)
9

VILLANOVA

(9-1)

Temple’s Juan Fernandez will be hard for the Wildcats to forget. (3)
10

TENNESSEE

(7-1)

Breakout game for senior guard J.P. Prince: 17 points in 22 minutes vs. Middle Tennessee. (9)
11

NORTH CAROLINA

(8-2)

Marcus Ginyard (foot), Dexter Strickland (leg) rest in rout of Presbyterian. (12)
12

FLORIDA

(8-1)

Gators try to rebound from Syracuse loss against Richmond. (10)
13

MICHIGAN STATE

(8-2)

Spartans will try to jell against some lightweights before start of Big Ten season. (14)
14

CONNECTICUT

(6-2)

Huskies couldn’t get by John Wall and Kentucky. Join the club. (15)
15

BUTLER

(7-3)

Bulldogs finally earned a victory against a ranked opponent -- Ohio State. (19)
16

GONZAGA

(8-2)

No Matt Bouldin, no problem. Bulldogs beat Davidson without leading scorer. (21)
17

OHIO STATE

(7-2)

Selection committee will remember loss to Butler came without injured Evan Turner. (13)
18

WASHINGTON

(6-2)

Pac-10’s best wasn’t nearly good enough against Georgetown. (16)
19

TEXAS TECH

(9-0)

Red Raiders avoided meltdown by coming back against Texas Christian. (22)
20

KANSAS STATE

(9-1)

Wildcats are No. 17 in AP media poll, their highest ranking since Feb. 1988. (NR)
21

CINCINNATI

(6-2)

Double-overtime loss to Xavier won’t hurt Bearcats long term. (18)
22

NEW MEXICO

(10-0)

Wednesday’s game against Northern Arizona will be Lobos’ first as ranked team in 11 seasons. (NR)
23

TEXAS A&M

(8-2)

Aggies try Washington after upset loss to New Mexico. (17)
24

GEORGIA TECH

(7-1)

Yellow Jackets’ freshmen are stepping up and up and up. (24)
25

MISSISSIPPI

(8-1)

Rebels have won four straight since losing to Villanova. (NR)
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